For Immediate Release Contact: Kelly Allen kallen@wvpolicy.org or 304-612-4180 Charleston, WV – The Republican COVID-19 relief plan unveiled yesterday fails to meet the significant needs facing West Virginia families and doesn’t address unprecedented state and local fiscal crises, which means it will make the recession longer and more painful, Kelly Allen, interim executive director of…
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For Immediate Release: June 30, 2020 Contact: Kelly Allen, 304-612-4180 or Ted Boettner 304-590-3454 Charleston, WV - After 13 years at the helm, Ted Boettner, the WVCBP’s founding executive director, will be stepping down on July 15 to forge a new branch of his career. Kelly Allen will take over as interim executive director while…
Trump Administration and Morrisey lawsuit would end health coverage for more than 162,000 West Virginians For Immediate Release: June 25, 2020 Contact: Kelly Allen, 304-612-4180 or Jessica Ice, 304-322-0074 Charleston, WV - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting major recession, the Trump Administration and 18 state attorneys general, including West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, plan to file briefs…
For Immediate Release April 14, 2020 Contact: Kelly Allen, kallen@wvpolicy.org, 304-612-4180 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities media requests:communications@cbpp.org; 202.408.1080 States are nearing shortfalls that could be the largest on record - totaling over $500 billion in just over a fiscal year [Charleston, WV] - While federal policymakers have provided a substantial amount of fiscal…
Contact: Linda Frame, 304-720-8682 or 304-419-1454 What: 7th annual Budget Breakfast Where/When: Charleston Marriott Town Center. Wednesday, January 15. Breakfast starts at 7:30 AM. Program runs 7:50 - 9:00 AM. Who: WVCBP Executive Director Ted Boettner will provide overview of governor's proposed budget for FY 2021. Keynote: Sian Mughan, assistant professor in the School of…
For Immediate Release CountMeInWV Coalition: Jennifer Wells, 304.617.9591 WV Statewide Census Coalition Launches Awareness Campaign on Monday Charleston, WV - The 2020 United States Census is just around the corner, and a statewide coalition of community-based, professional, service and advocacy organizations is launching a grassroots campaign to ensure that every West Virginia is counted. The…
For Immediate Release Contact Sean O'Leary - (304) 400-8899 Charleston, WV - While West Virginia's poverty rate declined in 2018 it remains among the highest in the nation, according to Census data released today. An estimated 312,118 West Virginians lived in poverty in 2018, for a total poverty rate of 17.8 percent. While poverty had…
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Sean O'Leary, 304-400-8899 (Charleston, WV) After an increase in the number of West Virginians without health insurance in 2017, the number was unchanged in 2018, further stalling the historic gains made under the Affordable Care Act, according to Census data released today. Today's data release shows that 114,000 West Virginians…
For Immediate Release Contact: Kelly Allen, 304-612-4180 Charleston, WV - Wage theft is one of the most prevalent but under-reported problems confronting low-wage workers. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the estimated value of wages stolen through violations of federal and state minimum wage laws was $15 billion in 2015, easily eclipsing the $12.7 billion…
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Kelly Allen; 304-612-4180 Charleston, WV – Many West Virginia residents are at risk of not being counted in the 2020 census due to inadequate funding and fears about participating following Trump’s failed citizenship question, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. To improve participation and help ensure a…